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Is the ethanol boom about to bust?

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Results so far:

Yes
59% 60 votes Total: 102 votes
No
41% 42 votes
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    by Will Kester

    I worked in the oil industry during the seventies. As fuel prices soared too quickly for American budgets to adjust quickly to absorb, and cars waited in line at service statio...read more

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    by Vernon Huffman

    Ethanol can be a sensible alternative to petroleum. Brazil is producing ethanol from sugar cane and has greatly reduced their dependency on oil as we begin to use up the second ...read more

  • 3 of 12

    by Cynthia Smith

    Ethanol, the golden fleece of the decade, has been receiving more and more negative publicity. What was once a hope for replacing our dependency on foreign fuels has turned int...read more

  • 4 of 12

    by Daniel J. Gansle

    On December 19, 2007, President G.W. Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act which, among other initiatives, requires fuel producers to use at least 36 bil...read more

  • 5 of 12

    by Roy C Dudgeon

    Why Ethanol Is Not An Ecologically Appropriate Alternative Fuel Yes the ethanol boom is about to bust, or if it isn't, it should be. There are three main reasons for this. ...read more

  • 6 of 12

    by J. Lee Kenser

    Eventually this ideal of the perfect replacement will catch up with the ideals of reality. The reality is that with so many people unable to afford the new cars that run on Eth...read more

  • 7 of 12

    by Matei Monica

    Ethanol? This chemical product is ready to bust. We can be see it directly or not around daily life. How? Just to take a look. Just to take a brief look of what it is and whe...read more

  • 8 of 12

    by Patty Musgrove

    As we speak, countries are growing corn for our ethanol use. These same countries are hungry now or on the verge of starving because we did not plan ahead. We simply sent them...read more

  • 9 of 12

    by Dean L. Sinclair

    Ethanol is definitely not America's fuel of the future. It should not be the fad fuel of the present. It is being pushed by people who have no understanding o of the second law ...read more

  • 10 of 12

    by Matt Castle

    Ethanol has essentially been one of the great snake oil cons of the new millennium. It is nothing more than a band aid fix for the US energy markets. Unfortunately, a band aid...read more

  • 11 of 12

    by Roy Barton

    Ethanol fuel, a vegetable derived oil substitute, has been the answer to many a wannabe environmentalists prayers. A lean, clean, non-polluting means of powering vehicles all ov...read more

  • by Livy Baker

    While I have always liked the idea of using ethanol, after more thought on the subject of using ethanol, I've realized that, in the end, it will be more environmentally friendly...read more

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